Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-15
CHRISTIAN CONCLAVES.
The Illinois Baptist Anniversaries.
The Pastoral Union Finishes It's
Work, as Does the W0man's Mis-
sion Board - The state sunday
school AssociatiOn---The General
Conference Opens Tonight.
THE PASTORAL UNION.

THE PASTORAL UNION.
Yesterday afternoon the pastoral union
of the Baptist anniversaries. listened
first to an exercise of John 1911, by Rev.
F NJ Mitchell, OF Jacksonville The
text reads AS follows:
Jesus answered. thou coudst have power
at all against excep il were given thee from
hove; therefore he that delivered me unto thee |
hath thc gr. alter sin"
The text teaches that PLATE. us civil |
ruler, was responsible to God for his Ju-
dicial acts. 1t was intended To arouse |
his conscience; not tC stultify ii. He |
VAS warned against committing Judicial
murder lay uulawlully conhemnng the |
Innocent aud Was assured that God. to
HON he oa,i his civil authority. would |
Judge both him and those who had be
trayed TO him The innocent blood.
Rev ". A Stanton. of Rockford, read
II sugsrs.lv.s paper on "Lllera " Studies
for the pistor" such stuiIeS .Ie neces
sarg TO the pistor and shuull be pursued
as far as possible in connection with his
pastoral duties. Taste and opportunity
must largely determine their character.
Pluck, perseverance and system will ac
complish wonders. An interesting dis
cussion followed the reading OF the pa
per.
After listening TO the reports of several
committees, Rev. DR.. Buckley, as chair
man of the committee on obituaries, re
ported that twenty-five ministers had died
during the year. Biographical sketches of
several of these were read, among them
| that of Rev. l. IL. Hobart, D. D., for
! thirteen years superintendent of missions
| for Illinois. A very tender tribute was
| paid to his memory. OF the twenty-five
| deaths recorded. the average age was
over seventy five years. After an inter,
estlng devotional meeting, the pastoral
union adjourned.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
The evening service began promptly at
80 o'clock with a song OF praise by the
choir. Rev. F. L. Wilkins, pastor of
the Baptist church in Davenport, read the
scripture lesson and led i'll prayer, after
which Rev. J. F. Colwell. of Macomb
delivered An address on Harmless Wis
dom, taking as mis- text the scripture
verse:
Behold l send Won forth as sheep ia the midst
| OF wolves; be We therefore as wise as serpents
anu ~ harmless as doves "
Every true Sunday school worker is
sent forth of God. He needs wisdom;
he needs also 10 be harmless; devil may
possess the former. a dummy the latter.
Enc Wedge must he supplemented by skill
in its employment.
Aunt Lizzie" Aiken, of Chicago, WAS
next introduced, and after capturing the
audience by some personal and facetious
remarks, she spoke on the subject, The
Child as an Educator" The address was
unreportable, and held the closest atten
ton of the large audience present.
Tals morning services began at $50
O'Clock with devotional meeting led by
Rev W H. Stedman, of Mendoza At
Q o'clock the convention was called 10
order by Rev. |. W. Read, the secretary
of the convention. The executive COM
mittee reported through its chairman,
sly.4tf Of. Taptrulia
J H. Simpson, Esq. OF Morris, is the
president, and Rev l. W Read, of this
city. the secretary for the ensuing year
Rev. J. A. Leavitt, state Sunday school
missionary gave an encouraging report
ot the work 10 the state.
Rev Chas, Boaz, of Utica. addressed
the convention on Training in System
attic Remembrance. He has been remark,
ably successful in training his own school,
and his address was exceedingly prscti
cal and suggestive. Mrs. John Gere. o.
Urbana, read an interesting paper OF
perseverance Amid Difficulties"
woMANs FOREIGN MISSION SOCIETY.
Mrs. Howe, of Chicago, presided at the
meeting of the Woman's Baptist Foreign
Mission society of the west, which me
at the Christian chapel yesterday n fter
noon. The stale secretary, Miss Street
of Chcag6s read her semi-annual report
which was gratifying showing Of Won
accomplished during the year "Aun
: Lizzie" Aiken, of Chicago, he'd the devo
t0nal exercises Miss Davis, of this city
read beautiful poem, entitled The Mis-
sionary's Dream, ani this WAS followe,
by the report on kindergarten work
mission bands, by Mss Nebeker, and Mi,
Nellie i.ukens read "A Letter TO the Ten
ple Builders Afterwards there was
song by Miss Martha KahIka. The soc
ety then adjourned.
THE GENERAL ASSOCIATION
TONIGHT the general association opel
and its sessions will continue until Tues
day evening. Rev. Dr.. Vnsburgh, {
Decatur, will preach the annual sermo
- in the absence of Rev, A. K Psrke
D. d.
CONVENTION NOTES
Beautiful floral offerings adorn tt
pulpit and reporters table
John Fl Sampson, Esq, of Morris,
member of the Grundy county bar, is {
tending the convention.
Several of the visiting pastors ft
compelled to return home today, in ord
TO fill their own pulpits tomorrow.
Rev. J. W WeddeI, of The Standal
editorial force. arrived this morning, al
graces by his presence the repor,e
table.
Rev. J. W Primm, of CarrolltOn,
prominent among those present. He
gentleman whom it is a pleasure